備 忘 録(びぼうろく)

びぼうろく

noun

memorandum; reminder note; aide-mémoire

1. memorandum; reminder note; memo

A written record made so as not to forget something. Can refer to a physical notebook, a document, or a digital note kept as a personal reminder.

備忘録(びぼうろく)をつける。

To keep a memo.

会議(かいぎ)の内容(ないよう)を備忘録(びぼうろく)にまとめた。

I summarized the contents of the meeting in a memorandum.

忘(わす)れないうちに備忘録(びぼうろく)に書(か)き留(と)めておこう。

Let me jot it down in my memo before I forget.

ブログに旅行(りょこう)の備忘録(びぼうろく)として写真(しゃしん)を載(の)せた。

I posted photos on my blog as a travel memo.

Literally "record for preparing against forgetting" — a somewhat formal or literary word for a memorandum or reminder note. In modern usage, often used as a blog title or subtitle meaning "notes to self."

Common collocations

備忘録(びぼうろく)をつける: to keep a memo
備忘録(びぼうろく)に書(か)く: to write in a memo
備忘録(びぼうろく)として: as a memorandum
備忘録(びぼうろく)を残(のこ)す: to leave a record

Similar words

メモ: memo — casual, everyday equivalent
覚(おぼ)え書(が)き: memorandum — similar formality, slightly more personal
手控(てびか)え: personal notes — kept for one's own reference

Forms

備(び) (prepare) + 忘(ぼう) (forget) + 録(ろく) (record) — a record prepared against forgetting.

Related Words

Compare: メモ (memo)

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Added 2026.4.2 0:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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